diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c
index 128daba222..fbee753903 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c
@@ -121,16 +121,16 @@ int checkcpu (void)
 	switch(ver) {
 	case PVR_VER_E500_V1:
 	case PVR_VER_E500_V2:
-		puts("E500");
+		puts("e500");
 		break;
 	case PVR_VER_E500MC:
-		puts("E500MC");
+		puts("e500mc");
 		break;
 	case PVR_VER_E5500:
-		puts("E5500");
+		puts("e5500");
 		break;
 	case PVR_VER_E6500:
-		puts("E6500");
+		puts("e6500");
 		break;
 	default:
 		puts("Unknown");
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu.c
index c553415b55..5ed3eb24f2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/cpu.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ checkcpu(void)
 	major = PVR_E600_MAJ(pvr);
 	minor = PVR_E600_MIN(pvr);
 
-	printf("E600 Core %d", (msscr0 & 0x20) ? 1 : 0 );
+	printf("e600 Core %d", (msscr0 & 0x20) ? 1 : 0);
 	if (gur->pordevsr & MPC86xx_PORDEVSR_CORE1TE)
 		puts("\n    Core1Translation Enabled");
 	debug(" (MSSCR0=%x, PORDEVSR=%x)", msscr0, gur->pordevsr);